Winners and losers from Mexican Grand Prix qualifying
One driver produced his best performance in 16 races, while another made an error that could have a costly effect on his career.
Mercedes
George Russell ‘kicking himself’ after missing out on pole position with ‘terrible lap’
George Russell secured his best starting position since Monza but he believed more was on offer.
Mercedes take issue with Red Bull’s penalty time loss ‘exaggeration’
With Red Bull claiming their wind tunnel restrictions could cost them half a second, Mercedes have serious doubts.
Formula 1 2022 results – Mexican Grand Prix: FP3
George Russell and Mercedes head into qualifying with all the momentum after striding half a second clear of the pack in FP3.
FP3: George Russell heads comfortable Mercedes one-two ahead of qualifying
FP3 showed Mercedes could be right in the hunt for victory at the Mexican Grand Prix.
Toto Wolff says budget cap breach penalty is ‘too little for Mercedes, too much for Red Bull’
Toto Wolff says losing R&D time will hurt Red Bull, but how detrimental it will be is "difficult to judge at this stage".
Nyck de Vries leaving Mercedes ‘very grateful’ for their support after final FP1 run
As break-ups go, Nyck de Vries' split with Mercedes is as amicable as they come.
Lewis Hamilton: W13 ‘feeling better and better’, but wary ‘slap in the face’ may come
Lewis Hamilton has been led on by good Fridays before, so while he is optimistic, he knows the W13 is not infallible.
Lewis Hamilton maps out timeline for new Mercedes contract talks
Lewis Hamilton said he has been working on his three to five year plan.
George Russell: F1 will ‘live on’ without Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo
F1 will miss Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo, according to George Russell, but the sport will still flourish without them...
Lewis Hamilton has no desire to see Max Verstappen stripped of F1 title
Lewis Hamilton doesn't wish to have his eighth world title handed to him by means of a penalty being handed to Max Verstappen's team...
Lewis Hamilton on whether Michael Masi’s Abu Dhabi actions were deliberate
Lewis Hamilton feels "ego" and influence were involved in Michael Masi's decison-making process.
Mercedes still pushing on with car updates until end of F1 2022 season
Mercedes still pressing ahead with updates as they look to re-enter title picture in 2023.
Mercedes confirm FP1 appearance for Nyck de Vries at Mexican Grand Prix
An FP1 outing in Mexico may well round off the association between Mercedes and Nyck de Vries.
Mercedes reveal reason why they did not run new front wing in USA
Not a question of legality, there was only one of the new front wing say Mercedes.
Which teams are still yet to run a junior driver in practice in 2022?
All of the Formula 1 teams are required to run a junior driver during two first practice sessions in 2022...
George Russell: Mercedes ‘best place’ and ‘best chance’ to win F1 title in next five years
George Russell believes Mercedes is still the place to be for title success within five years.
Lewis Hamilton has stopped ‘the changing of the guard’ at Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton has reversed the changing of the guard at Mercedes, says former Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer.
Have Mercedes made the call to stick with the zero-pod into 2023?
Toto Wolff has hinted Mercedes are sticking with the zero-pods, but can they take on the might of Red Bull's wing?
George Russell’s wish for ‘a bit more damage’ is confirmed by Mercedes
George Russell suffered a "massively damaged" front wing with Toto Wolff declaring "Carlos cut in quite brutally".
Lewis Hamilton: ‘When Mercedes build the car, I’ll take it to the top’
Lewis Hamilton tells Mercedes if they build the car, he will take it to the top.
Mercedes confirm ‘exchange with the FIA’ over controversial front wing design
Toto Wolff admits "maybe we need to tweak a little bit here and there" before Mercedes' new front wing can be run.
Lewis Hamilton explains grid brake change Martin Brundle described as ‘very risky’
Martin Brundle thought Mercedes had taken a big risk in changing Lewis Hamilton's front brakes on the COTA grid.
George Russell admits ‘diva’ Mercedes W13 can be confidence sapper
George Russell reckons he's not "quite at the level that I probably was earlier in the season"...
Conclusions from a record-equalling Max Verstappen victory at the United States GP
The true power and strength of Max Verstappen and Red Bull revealed itself in the final 20 laps...
Toto Wolff traces back Mercedes’ problems to one decision last October
Mercedes have clarity on where their W13 went wrong, team boss Toto Wolff saying that happened last October.
Lewis Hamilton ‘felt so much hope’ that first 2022 win was on
It was so close yet so far for Lewis Hamilton, who finished second for the third time this season.
Toto Wolff feels stripping Max Verstappen of 2021 title ‘not realistic’
Toto Wolff does not believe the FIA could realistically go back and take the 2021 title away from Max Verstappen despite Red Bull's overspend.
Mercedes reportedly delay debuting front wing amidst claims ‘FIA would not have approved’ it
Mercedes won't run their new front wing at the COTA with reports claiming the FIA would not have approved the design.
Lewis Hamilton ‘definitely felt improvements’, but COTA bumps made ride ‘horrible’
Lewis Hamilton had a tooth-shaking ride on Friday, but his W13 is looking there or thereabouts.